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by Jennifer Traig
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From a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating romp through the strange and often contradictory history of Western parenting.
Why do we read our kids fairy tales about homicidal stepparents? How did helicopter parenting develop if it used to be perfectly socially acceptable to abandon your children? Why do we encourage our babies to crawl if crawling won't help them learn to walk?
These are just some of the questions that came to
Jennifer Traig when--exhausted, frazzled, and at sea after the birth of her two children--she began to interrogate the traditional parenting advice she'd been conditioned to accept at face value. The result is Act Natural, a hilarious and deft dissection of the history of Western parenting, written with the signature biting wit and deep insights Traig has become known for.
Moving from ancient Rome to Puritan New England to the Dr. Spock craze of mid-century America, Traig cheerfully explores historic and present-day parenting techniques ranging from the misguided to the nonsensical to the truly horrifying. Whether addressing childbirth, breastfeeding, or the ways in which we teach children how to sleep, walk, eat, and talk, she leaves no stone unturned in her quest for answers: Have our techniques actually evolved into something better? Or are we still just scrambling in the dark?
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- Title ACT Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting
- Author Jennifer Traig
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780062469809 / 0062469800
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Topical:
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Social history, Parenting
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018022056
- Dewey Decimal Code 306.874
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Citations
- Booklist, 11/15/2018, Page 6
- Library Journal, 02/01/2019, Page 78
- Publishers Weekly, 10/15/2018, Page 0
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